Bulletin: Dr. Waney Squier U.K. " Expert witness on “shaken baby syndrome” faces misconduct charge." Daily Mail. "The hearing began yesterday and is expected to last six months. Squier has not spoken publicly about the hearing, but other pathologists have described the case as a “witch hunt” aimed at preventing her appearing as an expert witness in future."..."The GMC would not disclose its reasons for pursuing the case against Squier, but transcripts of a talk in 2010 at the Eleventh International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma in Atlanta, Georgia, by Detective Inspector Colin Welsh of the Metropolitan Police reveal the Met’s deep frustration at losing child abuse cases, listing defence expert witness testimony as the “top of the list” of reasons for losses in 2008 and 2009." (Publisher's Note: (Editorial): What a despicable, ignorant gangup. The medical regulator working hand in hand with the police to ensure that scientists like Waney Squier - armed with the latest in scientific research do not get in the way of convictions of innocent parents and caregivers. Justice be damned. A shameful, heartless, self-serving display of vindictiveness by both the regulator and the police. Bon courage Dr. Squier). Harold Levy. Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog."

"A senior British pathologist whose research has identified innocent causes for symptoms previously thought to be caused solely by child abuse is facing a disciplinary hearing over her work. The charges relate to her role as an expert witness in court cases involving non-accidental head injury (NAHI), formerly known as “shaken-baby syndrome”. Waney Squier, a consultant neuropathologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, is the second “shaken baby” expert witness in five years to be called before the UK General Medical Council. Marta Cohen, a pathologist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, was summoned in 2010 and later cleared of any wrongdoing. Squier appeared as an expert witness in several court cases between 2007 and 2010 involving allegations of NAHI. She is one of several researchers worldwide who have challenged a long-standing assumption in such cases: that a triad of symptoms – haemorrhages on the surface of the brain, haemorrhages in the retinas, and a swollen brain – is unequivocal evidence of abusive behaviour. Through their research on the brains of dead infants, Squier and her colleagues have discovered that these symptoms can occur through innocent causes, including difficulty breathing and infections. Squier is now being brought before the UK General Medical Council’s fitness to practise panel. The summary of her charges alleges she gave evidence outside her field of expertise, failed to be objective and unbiased when delivering evidence in court, and failed to pay “due regard to the views of other experts”. “It is alleged that Dr Squier’s actions were misleading, irresponsible, deliberately misleading, dishonest, and were likely to bring the reputation of the medical profession into disrepute,” says the summary. The hearing began yesterday and is expected to last six months. Squier has not spoken publicly about the hearing, but other pathologists have described the case as a “witch hunt” aimed at preventing her appearing as an expert witness in future. The GMC would not disclose its reasons for pursuing the case against Squier, but transcripts of a talk in 2010 at the Eleventh International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma in Atlanta, Georgia, by Detective Inspector Colin Welsh of the Metropolitan Police reveal the Met’s deep frustration at losing child abuse cases, listing defence expert witness testimony as the “top of the list” of reasons for losses in 2008 and 2009. A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said this week that following a high-profile acquittal of a defendant in a “shaken baby” case in 2008, prosecution bodies met with the Metropolitan Police to discuss how to manage the impact of contradictory expert witness evidence. Following these discussions, a now-defunct body called the National Policing Improvement Agency sent a report “regarding two doctors” to the GMC. “The Metropolitan Police Service cooperated with a request from the GMC in June 2010 to provide any relevant information,” said the spokeswoman.""
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28291-expert-witness-on-shaken-baby-syndrome-faces-misconduct-charge/